Papers
14
Total Citations
133
H-Index
6
About
Hemma Philamore is a pioneering robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of bio-inspired robotics, sustainable energy systems, and socially responsible autonomous machines. Best known for developing energetically autonomous robots powered by microbial fuel cells (MFCs), Philamore made a landmark contribution with the "Row-bot" (2015, 37 citations) — the first swimming robot to achieve full energy self-sufficiency by harvesting power directly from its aquatic environment. This breakthrough, alongside foraging soft robots and a robotic tadpole prototype, established her as a leading voice in eco-friendly, self-sustaining robotics. Her subsequent application of neural networks to predict MFC output (27 citations) has advanced the reliability of biodegradable soft robotic systems, while her work on magneto-active elastomer crawlers demonstrates a broad command of novel actuation strategies. More recently, Philamore has expanded her vision beyond the laboratory, championing "Community Robotics" as a framework for socially driven innovation, and exploring soft robots as tools for augmentative communication. Her emerging work on biodegradable actuators and river carbon emission monitoring through robotic sensing reflects a researcher continually pushing robotics toward genuine environmental and human benefit.
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Top Papers
- 1Row-bot: An energetically autonomous artificial water boatman37 citations · 2015
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- 3Toward Energetically Autonomous Foraging Soft Robots23 citations · 2016
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- 7Community Robotics: A New Paradigm for Robotic Design and Innovation4 citations · 2024
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- 10Sustainable Fabrication of Biodegradable Soft Robotic Actuators2 citations · 2025